Working at home and abroad, UB students and faculty apply their
knowledge to a diverse range of projects addressing global
challenges. UB research and outreach programs span the globe,
touching every continent. | Learn
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UB offers a curriculum and campus-learning experience that
prepares students for life and work in an increasingly
interconnected, global society. Through coursework at home and
opportunities to study overseas, students acquire cross-cultural
skills and a contextualized understanding of world affairs. | Learn
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Situated on the border with Canada, UB is one of America’s
most internationalized universities. We enroll a larger proportion
of international students than any other university of our kind,
and our campus life is rich in cultural programming. | Learn
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Diverse overseas opportunities complement and enhance the work
of UB students and faculty. Our professors increasingly engage in
international research and teaching, while growing numbers of our
students go abroad for study, research and service. | Learn
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UB centers and institutes advance the study of an array of
international topics, from language and literature to global health
and cross-border trade. Leading-edge scholarship on issues of
global significance is one of UB’s strengths.

Partnerships with leading institutions around the world enrich
UB’s academic and research programs. Cooperation includes
student exchanges, joint research projects and the delivery of
dual-degree programs. | Learn
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Pavani Ram, an assistant professor of social and preventive medicine, is looking for simple solutions to pressing public health problems: namely, how to prevent the spread of disease from unsanitary conditions.

In a region of the world where tsunamis and monsoons threaten millions of lives, the UB/Amrita Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Institute (UBARI) initiates and supports research on topics including trauma, extreme events and disaster management.

The Colombian city of Pasto, population 400,000, and several small villages sit at the foot of Galeras Volcano. Galeras is a threat, and UB’s Center for GeoHazards Studies is working to improve the community's disaster preparedness.

Following a destructive earthquake in Haiti, MCEER, UB’s Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, is partnering with a Haitian university to train engineers and architects to design buildings that can better withstand earthquakes.

Two Canadians become the first international students to enroll
at UB, one year after its founding.

6/19/14

First international faculty member, a Canadian, is
appointed.

6/19/14

First enrollment of students from Asia (from Japan and
India).

6/19/14

Melodia E. Jones Chair in French is established to bring leading
scholars and writers from France to teach French language and
literature. Incumbents have included André Maurois, Michel
Butor, Roland Barthes, Michel Foucault and Jacques Derrida.

6/19/14

UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences launches 10-year
USAID project to assist development of the medical school at the
National University of Asunción, Paraguay.

6/19/14

Founding of UB's English Language Institute (ELI), one of the
leading institutes of its kind in the world.

6/19/14

UB becomes the first U.S. university following normalization of
relations to establish an institutional affiliation with a
university in China.

6/19/14

Under contract with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the
Chinese government, UB conducts the first accredited U.S. MBA
program in China at the National Center for Industrial Management
Training in Dalian.

6/19/14

Landmark affiliations are established with the Jagiellonian
University in Krakow, Poland and Riga Technical University in
Latvia; the latter leads to the founding of the Riga Business
School, the first U.S. management training school in the
Baltics.

6/19/14

Partnership with Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) is
established with launch of School of Management’s Executive
MBA program at SIM.

6/19/14

UB partners with Konan University on new Economics and Business
Administration (EBA) Degree Program, which sends 40 Japanese
undergraduates to UB annually for academic study.

6/19/14

UB establishes a dual degree program in civil engineering with
Istanbul Technical University as part of a SUNY-wide agreement with
Turkish universities.

6/19/14

UB is ranked 10th among U.S institutions enrolling the largest
number of international students.

6/19/14

UB hosted a series of events and exhibits related to Tibet
during a three-day visit to UB by His Holiness the 14th Dalai
Lama, spiritual leader of the Tibetan people.